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User Rights: Access, Portability, and Deletion

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What it is

You have a right to access personal data you've provided to us and to correct, update, or delete such data. You can also export a copy of content in your Google Account if you want to back it up or use it with a service outside of Google.

Why it matters

These rights are legally required under GDPR (Arts. 15-20) and CCPA, and Google's implementation of them through self-service tools means consumers can actually exercise meaningful control over their data if they know these tools exist.

Consumer impact

Google collects a wide range of personal data including location history, search queries, emails (for feature delivery), browsing activity on third-party sites via Google's ad network, voice and audio data, and device identifiers, combining these across all Google services to build detailed user profiles. This cross-service data combination powers Google's advertising business and means your activity on one Google product can influence what you see on entirely different products and third-party websites. You can review and delete your data, turn off ad personalization, and manage location history at myaccount.google.com/data-and-privacy.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Export Your Data
    Go to takeout.google.com, select the Google products you want to export data from, choose your file format and delivery method, and click 'Create export' to download a copy of all your Google data.
  • Delete Your Data
    Go to myaccount.google.com/delete-services-or-account, choose to delete specific Google services or your entire account, verify your identity, and confirm deletion. Note that some data may be retained for a period in backup systems.

Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has authority to enforce compliance with Google's data rights commitments under FTC Act Section 5, and has previously entered into consent orders with Google requiring data access and deletion obligations.
    File a complaint →

Provision details

Document information
Document
Google Privacy Policy
Entity
Google
Document last updated
March 24, 2026
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First tracked
March 6, 2026
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April 4, 2026
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CA-P-001903
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CA-D-00015
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Entity: Google | Document: Google Privacy Policy | Record: CA-P-001903
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URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google/google-privacy-policy/user-rights-access-portability-and-deletion/
Accessed: April 4, 2026
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